Satellite · NORAD 24278 · COSPAR 1996-046B
JAS-2 (FO-29)
- Operator Japan
- Constellation —
- Country Japan
Altitude now
822.7km
SGP4 propagation
Velocity
7.57km/s
Inclination
98.52°
Period
106.4 min
106.4 min
Perigee
801km
Apogee
1,320km
orbit freshOrbit updated 21 min ago · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 19:30 UTC (9.9 h old)· Metadata updated 21 min ago
Live position
Ground track & current position
Propagated client-side every 5 s from the latest element set (SGP4). Accuracy degrades with element age.
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- Latitude
- 34.378° S
- Longitude
- 166.698° W
- Altitude
- 822.7 km
- Velocity
- 7.565 km/s
- past 45 min
- next 90 min
- first fix from server render · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 19:30 UTC
Mission
Mission & classification
Ownership
Operator & country
- Operator
- —
- SATCAT owner code
- JPN · Japan
- Country
- Japan JP
Launch
Launch
- Launch date
- 17 Aug 1996
- COSPAR launch id
- 1996-046
- Launch site
- Tanegashima Space Center
Objects from the same launch · 2
- MIDORI (ADEOS)24277PayloadUnknown
- H-2 R/B24279Rocket bodyInactive
Change log
History
| Field | Change | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Country Code | ∅ → JP | Celestrak Satcat | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
| Owner Code | ∅ → JPN | Celestrak Satcat | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
| Orbit Class | ∅ → LEO | Celestrak | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
Regulatory
UN registration
Transparency
Sources & provenance
CelesTrakcommunity
Orbital data courtesy of CelesTrak (Dr. T.S. Kelso).
last sync 17 min ago
CelesTrak SATCATcommunity
Satellite catalog data courtesy of CelesTrak.
last sync 11 h ago
Field provenance
| Field | Source | Observed | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canonical Name | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Decay Date | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Launch Date | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Object Type | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Orbital Elements | CelesTrak | 12 Sept 2026 05:05 UTC | 100% |
| Owner Code | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Status | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
Quality flags
- UNKNOWN_OPERATORactive payload without resolved operator11 Sept 2026
Timeline
Events
No events detected for this object yet. Launches, decays and orbit changes are generated by the derived-analytics connector.
Reference
Identifiers
- NORAD catalogue number
- 24278
- COSPAR / international designator
- 1996-046B
- SatelliteIndex id
- sat_01M28X2SWT01QM2JGQ9QTBM22V
- Canonical slug
- jas-2-fo-29-24278
Orbit class, mission type and constellation membership are derived by SatelliteIndex (Unknown) — see the methodology. Positions are propagated estimates, not tracking measurements; never use them for conjunction assessment.